Pediatric Lead Screening in the United States: A Comparative Analysis
The purpose of this project is to identify how pediatric lead screening is currently being performed in the United States. Data will be obtained from publicly available state based websites. The data will then be compared and contrasted between each of the 50 states and against current screening recommendations from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). This will be done in order to identify whether pediatric lead screening is uniform or varied in the United States and if screening is meeting current recommendations. The analysis, synthesis and practice implications of pediatric lead screening will included in the final project. The aim of this project is to policy makers and health care providers insight into how pediatric lead screening is being approached currently and whether these approaches meet current CDC recommendations.
Rationale/Background
A state-by-state comparison of pediatric lead screening approached does not exist, nor does a comparison of whether each state’s recommendations meet the CDC’s current recommendations. The hypothesis for this project is that there is much variation between states on how they approach lead screening and many are not screening using the CDC’s current recommendations.
Undertaking/best practice/approach/methods/process
The research design is a comparative analysis. The goal is to systematically identify emerging trends and disparities in data. In this project the methods being analyzed are defined as each state’s approach to pediatric lead screening. The researcher obtained data from publically available state run websites. This data included information from each state regarding their pediatric lead screening reporting and practices.
Outcomes achieved/documented
Data analysis is still in process.
Conclusions
Will be dependent on data analysis.